VIN Plate

sp00k · Oct 23, 2015

Had the Landy in for an MOT and it could not be started because my VIN cannot be read from the plate as part of it is snapped off.

It's an ex-mod, so it has no chassis number stamped on the actual chassis, just various army numbers.

To complicate things further, I've noticed that the number on the V5 and VIN plate are different in that one character reads W instead of H, this is clearly a typo which goes all the way back into the army records for the vehicle.

The most annoying thing about this utter bollocks is that this is my 4th MOT and the VIN plate has been like this since before I owned the car.

Opinions on next steps please. I can't get the beast MOT'd until I sort this out.

Discokids · Oct 23, 2015

It's bollox, I've MOT'd at least two motorbikes numerous times that didn't even have a chassis number, my mate had a moped that didn't have a stamped number and I had a moped that the number couldn't be accessed because the seat wouldn't open. On top of that I have a suzuki rgv250 that's had a replacement frame which is also unstamped and has no vin plate which I expect to have no issues with. I've owned a few Chinese bikes/mopeds and they didn't have a stamped vin anywhere on the chassis or a plate though I didn't put them in for a test, but they were road registered. My 110 doesn't have a vin plate and the chassis stamping is buried beneath 4 layers of paint. There must be loads with this problem, but they get around it. There's loads of plates on ebay btw.

nesponge · Oct 24, 2015

Chassis number might be visible with a light sand and UV light

Mine was very faint but legible after a bit of fettling

sp00k · Oct 24, 2015

Hi, unless anyone knows any different, the place I was shown to look for the chassis number (by a landy specalist) was around the front passenger wheel (or was it the drivers wheel - can't remember). There was a clearly visible number but it was an army number.

chrisstdt · Oct 24, 2015

Chassis number should be on drivers side dumb iron (at the front)

You could try taking it elsewhere for a test or buy a new plate and a set of stamps so you dont have a problem again

RAX1P · Oct 24, 2015

Useful website:
https://mot-history.net

wammers · Oct 24, 2015

When was the car first registered?

GATSO · Oct 24, 2015

stamp a piece of ally with you're chassis number and rivet it on ,,,job done ref mot as they only need a fixed plate with number on it to verify chassis number they are testing (x - mot tester class 4/ 7 ),

jamesmartin · Oct 24, 2015

GATSO said:
stamp a piece of ally with you're chassis number and rivet it on ,,,job done ref mot as they only need a fixed plate with number on it to verify chassis number they are testing (x - mot tester class 4/ 7 ),

plus 1, my old light weight has had only such in the last 15 years

sp00k · Oct 24, 2015

If you are providing your own homemade plate - which sounds like a good option considering the fake ones are quite expensive - how do you cover off the towing weights which are shown on what remains of my existing plate?

Oldseadog · Oct 24, 2015

Mine is currently off the road as she is having a new galv chassis fitted.
Have you still got those spare bits we discussed many moons ago?

sp00k · Oct 24, 2015

Oldseadog said:
Mine is currently off the road as she is having a new galv chassis fitted.
Have you still got those spare bits we discussed many moons ago?

I certainly have, + a few more bits. I can deliver them any time (within reason).

Dan_Trials · Oct 24, 2015

sp00k said:
If you are providing your own homemade plate - which sounds like a good option considering the fake ones are quite expensive - how do you cover off the towing weights which are shown on what remains of my existing plate?

What do you mean by "cover off"? You could stamp the weights on to the new plate or just the chassis number.

sp00k · Oct 24, 2015

That's what I meant, the proper plate has two boxes which are not prefixed by anything and two boxes below, prefixed with 1 and 2. It looks very like this plate (and the weights are identical):

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271924922760

honolulujoe · Oct 24, 2015

why would you need the weights?

I would take the existing plate off for mot and do the homemade job as suggested that's all my non landies have anyway just a plate with the number, usually visible thru the windscreen. or you could rub an area of the chassis and stamp/have it stamped on there go back to the mot place and say I found it it was under all that paint

Dan_Trials · Oct 24, 2015

Yeah, don't fuss over the weights, just stick a chassis number on it and get an MOT

Oldseadog · Oct 25, 2015

sp00k said:
I certainly have, + a few more bits. I can deliver them any time (within reason).

Now that I'm fully retired, I could drop down and pick them up to save you a trip.
I'll give you a bell around lunchtime ... as long as you've remembered to put your clocks back

sp00k · Oct 28, 2015

Now then oldseadog, you know the rules - we really need to see the rebuild pics, otherwise it didn't happen!

Oldseadog · Oct 29, 2015

I'll see what I can do, and ask if they wouldn't mind taking a photo record.
I am trying not to interfere ...

SteNova · Oct 31, 2015

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